Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/02/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Just noticed a typo in my post. I meant that the Company will engage not a heater (chauffer) but a chauffeur to conduct your Maybach 62 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Seth Rosner" <sethrosner@nycap.rr.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 9:18 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] Re:kodachrome NOW VOLUNTEERS!!! :-) - now paid mercenaries! > Now waitaminit, mon tres cher ami Ted, we need to do a little negotiating. > >> Seth mon ami, >> In the Netherlands is quite OK, no problem at all, good food and beer! >> ;-) Now about the accommodation? The requirements are 3 penthouse suites > > OK. > >>with running everything, maids, butlers, cooks > > NO. Not acceptable. One maid to do all three penthouses on a regular > rotating basis; one cook to do meals for the three of you and your > respective and respectable spouses, mates and others; sorry, you shall > have to breakfast, (lunch on your own) and dine together, though each of > you (you three, this does not include your respective and respectable > spouses, mates and others) is permitted a butler, Tina has a choice > between butler and lady-in-waiting. > > Again, as I have priced out operating costs vs. potential income from this > Kodak-hating crowd, we can only afford one chauffer and one > chauffer-driven Maybach 6.2. HOWEVER, in the graciousness of our hearts, > each of you WILL be allowed a company-paid personal car; to this end we > have arranged with Cadillac to supply three supercharged 4-cam V-8 STS-V > saloon cars. If you decline, you may choose alternative personal > transport: a boat on the canals. > >> You might consider this as our "work flow time." ;-) Absolutely never on >> Saturday, Sunday, Monday morning nor Wednesday morning > > Rejected out-of-hand. You will be allowed to say to management: > "Jamais le dimanche." C'est tout. > >> Now considering no mention has been made of, shall we say... >> "compensation I'll leave this for the moment to give you a short time to >> mull it over, which I'm sure you'll return with an extremely generous >> offer of wages, bonuses and stock options. > > Wot, are you outta your bl**ding mind? You guys get a vacation in dreamy > Nederland, all expenses covered - and lavishly - and you want to be PAID > into the bargain? You should consider yourselves very lucky indeed that we > don't charge you for the opportunity. > > The issue of income taxes I leave to your collective senses of duty and > honor (assuming such to exist) and to the resourcefulness of Internal & > Inland Revenue. > > Further deponent sayeth not. > > S. > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >